Assessment of the quality of ACE-FTS stratospheric ozone data

Sheese, Patrick E.; Walker, Kaley A.; Boone, Chris D.; Bourassa, Adam E.; Degenstein, Doug A.; Froidevaux, Lucien; McElroy, C. Thomas; Murtagh, Donal; Russell III, James M.; Zou, Jiansheng

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-15-1233-2022

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09 Mar 2022

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Assessment of the quality of ACE-FTS stratospheric ozone data

Patrick E. Sheese, Kaley A. Walker, Chris D. Boone, Adam E. Bourassa, Doug A. Degenstein, Lucien Froidevaux, C. Thomas McElroy, Donal Murtagh, James M. Russell III, and Jiansheng Zou

Data sets

Data Quality Flags for ACE-FTS Level 2 Version 4.1/4.2 Data Set P. Sheese and K. Walker https://doi.org/10.5683/SP2/BC4ATC

MLS/Aura Level 2 Ozone (O3) Mixing Ratio V005 M. Schwartz, L. Froidevaux, N. Livesey, and W. Read https://doi.org/10.5067/Aura/MLS/DATA2516

OSIRIS Ozone A. E. Bourassa, C. Z. Roth, D. J. Zawada, L. A. Rieger, C. A. McLinden, and D. A Degenstein https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4532249

Odin SMR Level 2 data products, Version 3 European Space Agency https://doi.org/10.5270/OD1-d98abd8

Model code and software

Code used for Assessment of the quality of ACE-FTS stratospheric ozone data P. Sheese and K. Walker https://doi.org/10.5683/SP3/TDCB7J

Short summary

This study analyzes the quality of two versions (v3.6 and v4.1) of ozone concentration measurements from the ACE-FTS (Atmospheric Chemistry Experiment Fourier Transform Spectrometer), by comparing with data from five satellite instruments between 2004 and 2020. It was found that although the v3.6 data exhibit a better agreement than v4.1 with respect to the other instruments, v4.1 exhibits much better stability over time than v3.6. The stability of v4.1 makes it suitable for ozone trend studies.